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West Linn
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city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oregon
- County
- Clackamas
- Named after
- Lewis F. Linn
- Type
- Mayor–council government
- Mayor
- Rory Bialostosky
- Total
- 8.11 sq mi (21.00 km )
- Land
- 7.43 sq mi (19.24 km )
- Water
- 0.68 sq mi (1.76 km )
- Elevation
- 679 ft (207 m)
- Density
- 3,684.2/sq mi (1,422.47/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC-7 (Pacific)
- Area codes
- 503 and 971
- Fips code
- 41-80150
- Website
- westlinnoregon.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
West Linn is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. A southern suburb within the Portland metropolitan area, West Linn developed on the site of the former Linn City, which was named after U.S. Senator Lewis F. Linn of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, who had advocated the American occupation of the Oregon territory as a counterclaim to the British.
The Sullivan hydroelectric plant opened in 1889, and harvested energy from nearby Willamette Falls. The adjacent Willamette Falls Pulp and Paper Company began operations the same year.
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